About block 969,126
Bitcoin block 969,126 was mined by AntPool on September 29, 2026 at 8:18 AM UTC, 1 min 18 s after block 969,125. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,775 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 969,126 is number 1,447 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 569 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 80,874 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 2,492 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.